The Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis (future prize) is an international award for "excellent research on the application or generation of laser light".[1] Since 2006, it is biennially awarded by the German non-profit foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung as part of its Laser Prizes, with an amount of 50,000 euros.[2]
, two Zukunftspreis laureates have also received the Nobel Prize in Physics: Gérard Mourou in 2018, and Anne L'Huillier in 2023.
2006 | [3] | California Institute of Technology | cavity quantum electrodynamics | |
2008 | [4] | Harvard University | single-molecule biophysics and non-linear optical microscopy | |
2010 | [5] | Harvard University | quantum cascade lasers | |
2012 | [6] | Sony Corp. | multi-wavelength laser diode for backward compatibility of three generations' optical disc systems | |
2014 | [7] | Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light | photonic crystal fibre | |
2016 | [8] | École polytechnique | invention of the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and pushing the frontier on extreme light | |
2018 | [9] | Stanford University | laser in the development and implementation of optogenetics | |
2021 | [10] | University of Southampton | erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and pioneering fiber optic technologies | |
2023 | [11] | Lund University | high harmonic generation and attosecond physics |